Very interested in this "hard to get" variety.  The only online vendor I've found so far is Raintree Nursery and they are sold out until a fall shipping.  Raintree isn't accepting orders until July and then they wouldn't be shipping until October which for me is too late to get into the ground (I'm zone 6B).

Does anyone else know of any other vendors and or clippings that they would be willing to sell/send?

Thanks,

smithmal

Raintree cancelled my order when I tried to order last year. They accepted my order in the fall and waited until almost spring to cancel on me which got me pretty angry. Needless to say they won't be getting any of my business again.

Smithmal, you should probably plan to just order one for fall anyway.  I've got a small Nordland (just rooted, obtained from a generous member who gave me a cutting).  And I don't mind sharing cuttings once it's big enough to have any.  (It may be big enough by this fall, but more likely it'll be another year before it's big enough).  You'd probably find other members on here who feel the same way.  But here's the thing:  First, anyone willing to make those cuttings probably can't make them until the fall anyway.  Second, I don't think you should plan to put a first year cutting tree in-ground in Maryland anyway.  I mean, you could if you really want to do extreme protection for it.  But if you seriously want a Nordland in ground in Maryland, you'd be best off keeping it potted until it has some maturity to it.  It's easier to protect it while it's young (you can move the pot).  Young trees (younger than 3 or 4 years) are more susceptible to winter kill than more mature trees.  So if you're in it for the long haul for in ground trees anyway, what's the harm in letting them get some size and maturity before you put them in ground?  That'd be my advice anyway.  Not saying you can't put them in-ground younger, but I think your odds of success go up if you don't rush it.

Mike   central NY state, zone 5a

Mike,

Good advice. I'll but in my order to Raintree and keep it potted over the winter.

Hi smithmal,
Isn't "Nordland" another name of "Longue d'aout" ? If so, try getting a "Longue d'aout" ...
Three years ago a nursery sold some, and since then, I haven't been able to find another nursery selling "Longue d'aout" here .

I have both side by side and will do a comparison. jdsfrance, you are correct in suggesting they may be the same variety. There are some slight differences in the leaf pattern which may make them different. I am curious to know myself, to compare the fruit. This year, my Nordland has about 12 figs on it. My Longue D'Aout is one of my best trees. Heavy producer of large, solid, rich tasting figs. The brebas are not much to speak of but the main crop is excellent.

I decided not to get Longue D'Aout after reading somewhere that it might be the same as Calabrese Long.
I have a small rabbit damaged Nordland plant this summer, but last year the fruits were not as elongated as I see in the pictures of Longue D'Aout.

Calabrese long is Brunswick.
Long D,Aout,is,way superior to Brunswick.
It does have similar leaVES but that is all they have in common.
Nordland,Yes ,seem to be Longue D,Out.

Herman -Thanks for clarifying that.

I visualized both Nordland and Longue D'Aout trees in front of me then I sent Reike Energy to check similarities and differences. I sensed and I got the energy return saying that both trees are the same. So Herman is correct. Thanks for sharing.

Best,
Tam

Malcome, have you looked on Craig's list in your area? I know there's a seller who has both varieties.

Hi! Rich,

Yes, I did spell wrong of Reiki. Thanks for letting me know. 

Best,
Tam

Tam,
Could you try to compare the LdA and Niagara Black, please?
They seem to be similar too.

Hi! Everyone,

I scanned the energy fields of both Nordland and Longue D'Aout trees the second time. They still have the same energies. However, on the third time, I attuned  more deeper in their energy fields and I noticed that Nordland has a slightly different vibration in its energy field. Later, I found out that Nordland is the sport of Longue D'Aout and Nordland has about 10% more better taste than Longue D'Aout. Currently, I do not have Nordland yet but I would like to choose  Nordland over Longue D'Aout. Thanks for watching. 

Best,
Tam

I had both the Nordland and LDA but gave them both away to a friend.
I cannot say for sure if they are the same or not but if I had to chose between the two it would be the LDA.

LDA is also known to be the Melanzana Merdacola. Which I later found out the word Merdascola is a profane word. The fig is fantastic so I don't care what it is called.

The Niagara Black was also suspected to be the same as LDA/MM but never confirmed.

As for the Melanzana its' self, it is not the same as the MM.

Hope everyone is as confused as I was with all this.

Have a great night.

Greenfig: On post No. 16, I did not detect any similar energy when I first scanned the energy fields of both of them, so I thought that they were not genetically related.  However, when I attuned more deeper into the energy fields of both Longue D'Aout an Niagara Black and I found out that they were related in the third generation. Both of them had the same grandmother in the third generation and their mothers were sisters in the second generation. So on the third generation, both of them are cousins. Thanks for watching.

Best,
Tam

Tam,
Thank you for your efforts, very interesting.
The fact that the NB and LdA are related has been suspected for a while.
I have both as youngsters and they look identical.

So,  Niagara is not a Long D'Aout, but cousins as in  cousin three times removed? 

Tam

Can you explain what you mean by scanning energy fields? I don't get it.

Tam hi i wonder if you can send some reiki to my slow growing plants?

Thanks

Dan,

If you don't get it, you obviously haven't used enough LSD.

Hmmmmmm

Nope. I haven't.